One Cranky Old Black Man Praises Another

It really gets no attention when a self-identified conservative scolds blacks for not taking advantage of the opportunities won for them. But when Bill Cosby lambasts recent generations for squandering the legacy of people like Martin Luther King, it gets attention.

Bill Cosby has provided a lot of laughs for millions of Americans over the years but black "leaders" were not laughing after he lashed out at those black parents who buy their children expensive sneakers instead of something educational. He also denounced both those children and those adults in the black community who refuse to speak the king's English.

"Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads," Cosby said. "You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth." He also mocked those who referred to "the incarcerated" as "political prisoners."

Thomas Sowell has been saying this for years - and has been largely ignored. But, when Bill Cosby says it, more harshly, people sit up in their seats. Will it have an effect? Only if he keeps it up. Right now, it's excuse makers like Jesse Jackson and Snoop Doggy Dogg who have all the credibility.